Narail district emerge champions
Narail districts emerged as champions in the final round of U-23 National Youth Volleyball competition beating Panchagarh district by 3-0 sets in the final held at Palton ground in the capital on Wednesday. Jhenaidah district finished runners-up in the meet defeating Bogura district by 3-0 sets in the place-deciding encounter also held at the same venue. Youth and Sports Ministrys Additional Secretary Muhammad Hiruzzaman NDC was present as the chief guest in the final and distributed the prizes. National Sports Council Secretary (joint secretary) Md Aminul Islam NDC and Bangladesh Volleyball Federation vice-president MA Latif Shahriar Jahedi were present as special guests. Shimul Kabir of Narail district was named the best libero of the meet. A total of eight district volleyball teams -- four zonal champions and four runners-up teams-- took part in the final round of the competition. The Bangladesh Volleyball Federation has organised the competition to celebrate the Festival of Youth 2025.